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Poland Light Industry
On behalf of the World Bank, United States experts
assessed
Polish light industry in early 1991. They found the
critical
difference between Polish and West European manufacturing
systems
to be computerization; the high degree of computerization
utilized by the latter systems enabled them to use short
production series and make quick design changes. In
textiles,
Polish machinery was geared to produce
intermediate-quality yarn
that could not be made into exportable products. Polish
finishing
machinery was also outmoded. Although textile enterprises
had
been privatized quite early, they nevertheless remained
too
labor-intensive and used materials inefficiently,
according to
the report. On the other hand, Polish combed woolens and
linen
products were rated as potentially competitive in the
European
market.
Data as of October 1992
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